CONCEPT Version .60

This page is the central location for CONCEPT Developers. Version .60(Read Version "point six zero") of the model was released on March 14th. The model now includes updates to work with Postgres 8.1 and updated version of Postgis. Onroad processing has encountered many improvements in the last few months. These include improvements in processing speed and capabilities based on the LADCO and Las Vegas networks.

SO here it is:

Find the Model Code Here: Code Differences can be found here for V.14 to V.5 and V.5 to V.6
Find the Project Data

Nonroad Test
Ladco
36KM RPO(Comming in April)
Example Met data

Supplemental Spatial Surrogate data can be found Here:

The README in HTML or TXT Format

Version .14 Users Guide

Introduction(Word, or PDF)
Point(Word, or PDF)
Area(Word, or PDF)
Biogenics(Word, or PDF)
Motor Vehicle(Word, or PDF)
Nonroad(Word, or PDF)
Spatial Allocation(Word, or PDF)
Speciation(Word, or PDF)

Other Documentation contributed from Users

Installation Help for Fedora Core 3(Scott Edick - Michigan) PDF

Using ODBC (Scott Edick - Michigan)

Performance Enhancements Info

Documents from Past Releases.

Execution Time.
Software/Hardware Requirements
Execution Time Description
Temporal Processing Testing Strawman.
Directory Map 
Description of Control Scripts
Changes to Concept To Support Spatial Processing
Concept Grid Definition Parameters
Creating Area Source Spatial Surrogates
Importing Met Data Into Concept

Using the Met Processors - README

Release Dates and Major Components

Beta 1. Point and area sources
Beta 2. Speciation model, Performance improvement
Beta 3. Spatial Processing, Met Processing,
Version .14. (May 6th) Biogenics, Nonroad, Forcasting(growth and control)
Onroad Mobile Sources and T3.
Version .50 Improved Onroad Processing
Version .60 Additional performace improvement for Onroad Mobile and bug removal

If you have questions or comments about the beta test do not hesitate to use the Developers listserve. It will be the sole point of contact for model testers. The archive of the listserve can be found HERE. We have asked the contractors involved to focus their attention at the listserve so that any problems solved are transparent to the community.

If you have any non-technical questions about the model contact Mark Janssen: janssen@ladco.org